The Covers Record

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The Covers Record
Cover album by Cat Power
Released	March 21, 2000
Recorded	1998-1999
Genre	Indie rock
Length	40:58
Label	Matador
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (7.6/10) link Rolling Stone link
Cat Power chronology
Moon Pix (1998) The Covers Record (2000) You Are Free (2003)

The Covers Record is the fifth album by American singer/songwriter Chan Marshall, a.k.a. Cat Power. The album consists almost entirely of cover songs. It was released in 2000 on Matador Records. In 2005 the album was performed live in its entirety as part of the All Tomorrow's Parties-curated Don't Look Back series.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Miscellanea 3 Charts 4 External links

[edit] Track listing

1. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 3:05
2. "Kingsport Town" (Traditional, version by Bob Dylan) – 4:54
3. "Troubled Waters" (Sam Coslow/Arthur Johnston) – 3:29
4. "Naked If I Want To" (Jerry A. Miller Jr.) – 2:47
5. "Sweedeedee" (Michael Hurley) – 3:53
6. "In This Hole" (Chan Marshall) – 4:26
7. "I Found a Reason" (Lou Reed) – 2:00
8. "Wild Is the Wind" (Dimitri Tiomkin/Ned Washington) – 4:10
9. "Red Apples" (Bill Callahan) – 4:24
10. "Paths of Victory" (Bob Dylan) – 3:24
11. "Salty Dog" (Traditional) – 2:07
12. "Sea of Love" (John Phillip Baptiste/George Khoury) – 2:19
13. "Love to Be Silly" (Japanese bonus track) – 1:34

[edit] Miscellanea

• "In This Hole" is the cover of Cat Power's own song from the album What Would the Community Think.
• Matt Sweeney plays guitar on "Salty Dog".
• "I Found a Reason" appears on the V for Vendetta soundtrack.
• "I Found a Reason" is played in the movie Dandelion.
• "Sea of Love" can be heard in the movie Juno.
• "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" appears over the end credits of an episode of the TV series Brotherhood
• "Troubled Waters" appears during the end credits of the movie Perfect Stranger.

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard

Year	Chart	Position
2000	Heatseekers	44

[edit] External links

• Notes on Cat Power's The Covers Record lauriston.com

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